There will be a full country fair programme this Saturday and Sunday at the NI Countrysports Fair in Scarva, including, country sports and rural life competitions and demonstrations, a 2 day action-packed main arena programme, air display, crafts, artisan foods and much, much more.\u00a0 A great, value-for-money family day out! Admission is \u00a310 and under 12s go free.<\/p>\n
The Willis Clan is a family band of twelve brothers and sisters from Nashville, TN – Music City USA, where they perform regularly on The Grand Ole Opry.\u00a0 They have Irish roots and started out in Irish music and dance placing in the top 5 at the World Championships of Irish Dance in 2013 and winning the Fleadh Cheoil in 2012. \u3000Now they perform many genres of music such as bluegrass, country, pop, in addition to Irish.\u00a0 They were contestants on Season 9 of \u2018America’s Got Talent\u2019 making it to the live rounds and getting to perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. See the Willis \u00a0Clan live at the Market Place Theatre this Friday 5th June.<\/p>\n
Join staff at the Marble Arch Caves on Sunday 7th June, in a hunt for unseen wildlife in the Marble Arch National Nature Reserve. Hunt in habitats throughout the Nature Reserve, catch and identify invertebrates as you go! Why not learn a bit more about these mini-beasts fascinating lifestyles and their roles in an ecosystem.\u00a0 This event is suitable for people of all ages but all children must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring warm waterproof clothing and suitable footwear. This event is FREE of charge. Book for one of the hour long slots. The event runs at 11:00pm and then again at 3:00pm (subject to demand).<\/p>\n
Omagh Laughs Back is a brand new 3 day Festival of Comedy, 5th to 7th June, brought to you by Dalys Comedy Club. The Festival features an array of Comedy Talent from all over the UK and Ireland participating in a wide range of events including; Comedy Workshops, Street Performers and of course, Stand-Up Comedy.\u00a0 The Festival contains a wide range of comedy to suit all tastes with headline acts such as,\u00a0Ardal O\u2019Hanlon,\u00a0David O\u2019Doherty,\u00a0Kevin McAleer,\u00a0Micky Bartlett, and\u00a0Colin Murphy.\u00a0 Alongside these amazing headliners, we have the very best new Comedy talent around, featuring Paul Currie,\u00a0Colin Geddis,\u00a0Shane Todd,\u00a0Chris Kent,\u00a0Sean Hegarty\u00a0and many, many more.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Trouble with Giants\u2019, at the Roe Valley Arts Centre Limavady this Saturday 6th June, is a brand new show for children, which brings to life the story of mythical giant Finn MacCool through music and storytelling.\u00a0 The familiar story of how the Giant\u2019s Causeway came to be is told from some new perspectives including a magpie, a fish and a frog. Each character and action, such as the fight between the giants, is represented by music.\u00a0 Characters include Finn MacCool, his clever wife Oonagh and arch-enemy Scottish Giant Benandonner. \u00a0Suitable for ages 4-11, families welcome.\u00a0 All children must be accompanied by an adult over 18.<\/p>\n
There is a packed festival programme this June to celebrate the Larne Area\u2019s Maritime Heritage at this year\u2019s Larne Maritime Festival, and also the visit of the Tall ships to Northern Ireland this July.\u00a0 The festival opens on Saturday 6th\u00a0June when Larne Main Street will be awash with all manners of strange sea creatures, sailors and of course pirates! The festival continues until 20th June with events for all the family to enjoy.<\/p>\n
The smell of the smoke and steam, the sound of the whistle….step back in time on a journey of nostalgia between Belfast Central and Dublin on Sunday 7th June. \u00a0At the head of your train will be a steam locomotive that was built especially for the Belfast-Dublin-Cork railway line, in 1932. \u00a0Your seats will be in lovingly restored carriages, a train from the 1960’s and 1970’s, complete with fully operational bar and tea-bar. \u00a0All of that, and 4 hours to enjoy Dublin before your return journey home.\u00a0 The train departs from Belfast Central at 0915, Lisburn at 0943 and Portadown at 1009. \u00a0Tickets must be purchased in advance, either online at www.steamtrainsireland.com<\/a> and 02890246609.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Add your events free at www.whatsonni.com<\/a>. Follow us on twitter @whatsonNI and on facebook at fb.com\/www.whatsonni.com for news, competitions and what\u2019s on near you.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Down There will be a full country fair programme this Saturday and Sunday at the NI Countrysports Fair in Scarva, including, country sports and rural life competitions and demonstrations, a 2 day action-packed main arena programme, air display, crafts, artisan foods and much, much more.\u00a0 A great, value-for-money family day out! Admission is \u00a310 and … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1555],"tags":[5,305,38,11,1560,1088,541,1132],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9265"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9267,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9265\/revisions\/9267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}